Nurses use everything from simple communication to traditional and alternative medicine to help calm patients before they undergo an exam or procedure.

The troubles of Purdue Pharma, the maker of the opioid OxyContin, have led two hedge funds to cut ties with the company as legal consequences from the national opioid abuse and overdose epidemic continue to play out.

AI technology could replace countless jobs in the not-so-distant future, making an impact on workforces all over the world. According to a new analysis published in Information and Organization, researchers and policymakers alike should pay especially close attention to this development and get involved now—before it’s too late.

A study published in the European Heart Journal on Feb. 18 suggests healthcare expenditures in Europe would skyrocket if local systems adopted experts’ latest guidelines for cholesterol-lowering treatment.

A machine able to interpret diagnostic imaging studies better than radiologists has long been foreseen, yet its arrival comes almost as a surprise. We have underestimated the potential of AI to perform the kinds of work we do.

Imaging physicians working in the tech space are joining the bandwagon to urge their peers to say goodbye to CDs. 

A new investigation examining how marketers are getting the personal Medicare information of seniors is underway, with government watchdogs wanting to know if a misuse of a government system is to blame, The Associated Press reported.

These measures were developed by a working group of clinicians and provide radiologists with a new opportunity to score incentives, officials said. 

The grant will go toward the Duke Radiation Oncology and Radiology Stimulating Access to Research in Residency program, which pairs students with professors on the cutting edge of the university's medical research.

Despite authoritative voices reassuring radiologists that artificial intelligence will never seriously cull their workforce, speculation to the contrary continues. In fact, some of the prognosticators most certain about likely job losses are radiologists themselves.